I deemed it imperative to put together something like this again for this month, since I've only been able to do it once before. THE THEME: June is Pride Month, and so my selection for this week is naturally five comics featuring LGBTQIA+ characters at the forefront. I made it a point to ensure that each selection is from a unique publisher as well. THE COMICS: ![]() MARVEL'S VOICES (FCBD 2022) Publisher: Marvel Writers: various Artists: various Marvel's Voices is an anthology series all about highlighting Marvel heroes of various ethnicities, cultures, and gender identities. While there are various stories in here featuring the likes of Moon Girl, Miles Morales, Doctor Voodoo, the Watcher (who name-drops several Native American heroes), and even Wave (a Marvel hero from the Philippines), the story to highlight for this Five Comics theme is Prodigy giving an overview of the history of LGBTQIA+ heroes in the Marvel Universe. Many characters are mentioned or shown in this story, from the likes of Northstar, Wiccan and Hulkling, America Chavez, Mystique, Iceman, and even my personal favorite couple (Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean). ![]() SFSX (SAFE SEX) #1 Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Tina Horn Artist: Michael Dowling This comic is set in a dystopia where a ruling party obsessed with "purity" goes as far as to audit sexual acts. A club called The Dirty Mind, a haven for sex workers and once overseen by a queer couple, was taken down by said party. Avory, who used to work there, has spent the past three years begrudgingly working for the oppressors, but a fateful encounter sees her running back to her former coworkers in The Dirty Mind. Turns out, they have been quietly keeping sexual freedom alive in a more secluded club, and it seems like the book is setting up the group becoming a full-scale resistance force. ![]() GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR (FCBD 2022) Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Jadzia Axelrod Artist: Jess Taylor Taylor seems like a regular teenage boy in high school, but the truth is that it's just a disguise for the princess of the alien planet Cyandii. In this comic, she shares an intimate moment with her friend Katherine (who knows her secret), and in the process, becomes more comfortable about being herself out in the open. I love the art. ![]() ONI PRESS PRIDE SPECTACULAR Publisher: Oni Press Writers: Robert Rodi, Sophie Campbell, K. O'Neill Artists: Jackie Lewis, Sophie Campbell, K. O'Neill This special comic contains three previews for three stories featuring LGBTQIA+ characters from Oni Press. First is Merry Men, a retelling of the Robin Hood legend that features a gay couple among his ranks. Second is Wet Moon, a black-and-white comic with a whole cast of queer characters (and seemingly a lot of teen drama). Last, there's the adorable-looking Princess Princess Ever After, which is a twist on the usual damsel-in-distress fairy tale, as it's a princess who saves another princess trapped in a tower. ![]() HOLLOW (FCBD 2022) Publisher: Boom Studios Writers: Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White Artist: Berenice Nelle This comic follows Isabel Crane, who has just moved to Sleepy Hollow, a town seemingly obsessed with the legend it's named after (seriously, the high school mascot is literally named the Horsemen). Izzy spends the first few days weirded out by the obsession, but then she meets Vicky Van Tassel, and she's immediately smitten. The comic hints at an actual supernatural element within the town, but this first look feels very slice of life. My main goal with Five Comics themes like this is to primarily show that comics that represent different kinds of people exist, and that people within comics are taking more and more steps to put out even more stories like this. As always, I hope this dispels the notion that this industry is trying to stifle representation, and that there are plenty of really good stories out there that feature these kinds of characters. - end -
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